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1. A 17-year-old boy is shot and killed by a police officer after an attempted traffic check in Nanterre, France.
   2023-06-28 13:50:10 (First version)
2. A 17-year-old boy is shot dead by a police officer after an attempted traffic stop in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France.
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